Account-register.



E. B. MOSELEY.

ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1909.

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E. B. MOSELEY.

ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLIOATION IILED MAR. 11. 1909.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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AGGOUNT REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1909.

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EMERSON B. MOSELEY, OF ALLIANCE, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE MGCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, (INCORPORATED IN 1914,) OF ALLIANCE,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ACCOUNT-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed March 11, 1909. Serial No. 482,693.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMERSON B. Mosnnnv, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Account-Registers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a register or file, more particularly an account register for the filing and recording of sales slips on sheets of paper.

One object of the invention is to provide an appliance of this character of a simple and durable construction, and comprising few parts.

Another object of the invention is to pivotally support the front leaf of a series of bill holding leaves upon or connect it to the casing on an axis that is above and adjacent to the lower end of the said front leaf whereby, when the leaves are in upright position, the weight of the leaves operates to maintain the front or foremost leaf upright.

1 further object of the invention is to provide a swingable carrier for a series of bill holding leaves and to provide suitable means for supportingand controlling the operation of said carrier.

The invention also has for its object to provide an account appliance having a series of leaves, each of which is pivoted to a base, means for removably supporting the leaves and base in a casing and for maintaining the leaves normally in upright position within the casing without the use of springs or counterbalancing devices.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter referred to as one illustrative embodiment thereof and defined in the claims.

Referring to the drawings wherein one embodiment of the invention is illustrated,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an account In the drawings, 1 indicates a suitable housing or casing, preferably provided with a desk portion 1 adapted to receive supplies and the like. The desk is preferably provided with a hinged cover 1 which may serve to hold an index sheet or key.

2 indicates a series of bill holding leaves. These leaves may each be'of any preferred construction and provided with any suitable means or devices, on either or both of its faces, for maintaining the account records or bills or sheets of paper in position thereon. For illustration I have shown spring clips 2. Each leaf 2 may also be provided with,

devices for indexing the records and for assisting in its ready use. The leaves 2 are preferably pivotally mounted relatively to a suitable base, which may comprise one or more pivotal supporting devices, preferably inclined to facilitate the operation of the leaves.

In the embodiment of my invention herein chosen for illustration, 3 indicates a swingable base or carrier to which each of the leaves 2 and the front leaf 2 is pivoted. The pivoting devices 4, for each leaf, may be of any construction, one form of such devices, as shown in the drawings, comprising pins 4* carried by the base 3 near its opposite side edges and loops or apertured members 4P carried by each leaf 2. The base 3,

when in position in the casing, is preferably inclined so that the upper horizontal edges of the leaves are arranged in step like rela-- 5, 5, indicate a pair of sockets formed in the casing 1 and preferably arranged forward or in front of the leaves 2 near the opposite sidesof the casing. The sockets 5,5, are preferably V-shaped and are each adapted to receive a. rocker 6 connected with the front leaf 2 above and adjacent. to the axis of the leaf 2*. The end ofthe rocker 6, which lies in thesocket 5, preferably tapers to a relativelysharp rocking edge to reduce the friction between it andthe socket to a 7 minimum. The rockers 6 are preferably rigidly connected together by a rod 6 so that they operate in unison.

In the preferred form of the invention, the rockers 6 are pivoted, as by means of straps 6 to the front leaf 2 This construction permits the rockers 6 to swing or oscillate on their rocking edges to a predetermined position, with thefront leaf 2f during the first or initial portion of its swinging movement, and to then operate as a fulcrum about which the said leaf 2 may swing during the remaining portion of its movement from a substantially upright to a sub stantially horizontal position.

7 indicates a rest arranged in the rear of the casing and adapted to removably support an upright 7. The rest 7 is provided with a lug 7 which maintains the upright 7 in proper position on the rest.

8, 8, indicate a pair of links each pivotally connected at its opposite ends, respectively, to the upright 7' and to the back leaf 3 The lower link 8 is preferably a little longer than the upper link 8 in order to support the back leaf 3 in a slightly inclined position. In the preferred form of the invention the upright 7 comprises two bars 7 7", each of which is connected to the back leaf 3" bylinks 8, 8 These links perniit the back leaf 3 to be raised and lowered when the front leaf 2 is operated.

In the operation of the appliance, it will be noted that, as the front leaf 2 is connected to the casing 1 on an axis above and adjacent to the lower edge of the said leaf, the weight of the series of leaves operates to hold the front leaf closed, when all of the leaves are in .upright position. By this construction, no springs or counterbalancing means are necessary to maintain the leaves 2 or leaf 2 in substantially upright position.

When it is desired to use the appliance, the front leaf 2 is moved from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that position shown in Fig. 2. During the initial movement of the leaf 2, it carries with it the rockers 6. When the base 3 reaches the foremost portion of the arc ofa circle which it describes while moving vertically in the operation of the front leaf, the rockers 6 are arrested in their forward movement and are caused to move rear-ward slightly, during the further vertical movement of the base 3, to a substantially vertical position, simultaneously operating as a fulcrum for the leaf 2, which, byits continued movement to a substantially horizontal position, lifts the series of leaves 2 into a position ready and convenient for easy manipulation. The rockers 6 and their connections with the leaf 2 are so arranged and constructed that when the said leaf is inclined to the position illustrated in Fig. 2, it will there remain, but when slightly raised, the weight of the leaves 2 and the carrier frame W ll t dto retu n th leaf 2 to normal upright position. When it is desired to remove the leaves from the casing 1, they may be readily lifted up and out of the casing, carrying with them the rockers 6 and the bars 7, 7 The leaves may then be placed in a vault or other suitable safe place.

To those skilled in the art of making apparatus of the class described, many alterations in construction and widely differing embodiments and applications of my in vention will suggest themselves, without de parting from the spirit and scope thereof. My disclosures and the description herein are purely illustrative, and are not intended to be in any sense limiting.

WVhat I claim is 1. In a filing appliance, the combination of a series of leaves pivotally mounted to swing relative to each other, means for swingably supporting the said series of leaves at its rear end, and oscillating means for supporting the said series of leaves at its front end, the last mentioned means being pivoted to the front leaf of the series of leaves above its lower end and operating when said leaf is swung and oscillated on its pivots to elevate the said series of leaves into operative position.

2. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a series of leaves normally arranged face to face and pivotally mounted to swing relative to each other, means for swingably supporting the rear end of said series of leaves in the casing and permitting them to swing bodily relative thereto, and oscillating means pivotally connected to the front leaf of the series of leaves above its lower end for swingably supporting its front end in the casing and automatically operi;

ating when said front leaf is swung and 0s cillated on its pivots to elevate said series of leaves.

3. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a series of leaves normally arranged face to face and pivotally mounted to swing relative to each other, means for swingably supporting the rear end of said series of leaves in the casing, and a support pivotally connected to the front leaf of the series of leaves for supporting the series of leaves at its front end, the axis of said front leaf on said support being arranged above the axis on which said leaf swings relative to the adjoining leaf of the series, whereby all the leaves are raised and lowered bodily as said front leaf is reclined.

4. In a filing appliance, the combination of a base and a series of leaves each pivoted to said base whereby they may be reclined relative to each other, means pivotally connected to the base at its rear end and means pivotally connected with the front leaf of the series of leaves and cooper at ng ith t e fi st me tioned pivotal connecting means to swingably support the base and leaves as a unit.

5. In a filing appliance, the combination of a base and a series of leaves each pivoted to said basewhereby they may be reclined relative to each other, means pivotally connected to the base at its rear end, and means pivotally connected with the front leaf of the series of leaves and cooperating with the first mentioned pivotal connecting means to swingably support the base and leaves as a unit, the last mentioned connecting means having movement relative to the said front leaf and operatin to elevate the base and leaves into operative position when said front leaf is operated.

6. In a filing appliance, the combination with a casing, of a base, a series of leaves each pivoted to said base whereby they may be reclined relative to each other, pivotal supporting means between said casing and the rear end of saidbase, and a rocker interposed between the casing and the front leaf of the series of leaves and cooperating with the said pivotal supporting means to support the base and leaves in the casing.

7. In a filing appliance, the combination with a casing, of a base having a member rigidly connected thereto, a series of leaves, pivoted on said base and arranged to be reclined relative to each other, a set of links pivoted at their opposite ends to said casing and said member for swingably supporting the rear end of said base and series of leaves in the casing, and a device interposed between said casing and the front leaf of the series of leaves and pivoted to said front leaf for swingably supporting said base and series of leaves at their front end.

8. In a filing appliance, the combination with a casing, of a base, having a back,a series of leaves pivoted on said base and arranged to be reclined relative to each other, a set of links pivoted at their opposite ends to said casing and said back for swingably supporting the rear end of said base and series of leaves in the casing, and a rocker interposed between said casing and the front leaf of the series of leaves for swingably supporting the said base and series of leaves at their front end in the casing, the pivotal connection of said rocker with said front leaf being on an axis above the axis on which said leaf swings relative to the adjoining leaf of the series.

9. In an account appliance, the combination with a casing, of a series of pivotally mounted bill holding leaves, a rocker movable on an axis that is forward of the said leaves, and means for pivoting the rocker to the front leaf of the series above the pivot upon which the said front leaf swings relative to the remaining leaves of the series.

10. In an account appliance, the combination with a casing, of a series of-pivotally mounted bill holding leaves, a rocker connected with the front leaf of the series and movable therewith during the initial movement of the front leaf from a substantially vertical to "a substantially horizontal position, and means for limiting the swinging movement of the rocker, whereby it operates as a fulcrum for the front leaf during the remainder of its movement to raise the remaining. leaves of the series into position for use.

11. A device of the character described, including a casing, a base, means for sup porting the base in the casing and permitting it to oscillate bodily therein, and a plurality of leaves pivotally mounted on said base, and arranged to rotate relative to each other, the said supporting means including an oscillating element pivoted to the foremost leaf above its lower end, whereby the position of the base is controlled by the operation of the foremost leaf.

12. An account register comprising abase, a plurality of bill holding leaves pivotally mounted on said base, and means for sup.- porting said base to bodily swing in substantially vertical directions, the said means including a front leaf interposed between and pivotally connected to the supporting means and said base and acted upon by said base and leaves to hold the leaves in an upright pack when said front leaf is swung into its upright position.

' 13. The combination of a casing, a base, a series of leaves each pivoted to said base, oscillating supporting means for the forward and rear ends of said base, the oscillating means for the forward end being pivoted to the foremost leaf above its pivotal connection with the base.

14. An account register comprising abase, a plurality of bill holding leaves pivotally connected to said base, and swingable supporting means for said base including oscillating means pivoted to the foremost leaf above its pivotal connection with the base.

15. In a filing appliance, the combination of a base having a series of leaves pivoted thereto, and means for swingably supporting said base including oscillating means pivoted to the frontmost leaf and operating, whenthe said leaf is reclined, to swing the base upwardly.

16. In a filing appliance, the combination of a set of leaves including a base to which the leaves are pivoted, means for swingably, supporting the said set of leaves at its rear end and supporting means for the front end of the set of leaves, the last mentioned means being connected to the frontmost leaf above its pivotal connection with the base.

17. In a filing appliance the combination with a casing, of a base, a set of leaves pivotally mounted on said base and free to swing relative to each other, and means for supporting the base in the casing and permitting it and said leaves to be raised and lowered in substantially vertical directions, the said means including a device pivotally connected to the front leaf of the set, and arranged to operate as a fulcrum for said leaf during a portion of its swinging movement, whereby the base and set of leaves are raised into operative position when it is operated in one direction and are lowered into inoperative position when said leaf is 01)- erated in the other direction.

18. In a filing appliance, the combination of a casing, a supporting member comprising a base and a back, a series of leaves pivotally connected to said base, the rearmost leaf being arranged to normally rest against said back, and means for supporting said supporting member in the casing and permitting it to bodily move in substantially vertical directions relative thereto, the said supporting means comprising a pair of links pivotally connected at its opposite ends to the back and casing and a device interposed between the front leaf of said series of leaves and the casing and having pivotal the back and casing and a device interposed between the front leaf of said series of leaves and the casing and having pivotal movements relative to said front leaf and said casing, the axes for said links and device being arranged in difierent horizontal planes.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

EMERSON B. MOSELEY. Witnesses:

LAURENCE G. KEELER, LAURA E. FIALA.

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Washington, D. C. 

